School and Teaching Coordinator

We are seeking to appoint a School and Teaching Coordinator within the School of Geography and Sustainable Development. Working closely with the School Manager and academic teaching leads, the post holder will provide pro-active and effective management to ensure the smooth operation of the delivery of teaching and student-facing activities across the School. Teaching Coordinator As Teaching Coordinator, the role holder will liaise closely with the Director of Teaching, Director of Postgraduate Taught and Director of Postgraduate Research to support the operational delivery of student-facing business within the School. School Coordinator The key support function as School Coordinator will be to manage the School office and support building operations, Health and Safety and School projects in collaboration with the School Manager, Head of School and FLAG (Field and Lab Advisory Group). The role will undertake line management for the Administrative Teaching Team (UG, PGT, PGR) and School Administrator, supporting the management of workloads and personnel. Exceptional organisational, administrative and communication skills are essential for this post. You will be a strong team player with good interpersonal skills, a self-starter who is able to plan, organise and prioritise workloads in a busy and fast-paced environment. In fulfilling the role, you will be expected to proactively and positively liaise with students and staff across the School of Geography and Sustainable Development, as well as represent the School in wider university initiatives. The post holder reports to the School Manager and is expected to be supportive of change and to adopt a flexible and cooperative approach to improvement in operations and the provision of administrative support in the School.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi, The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland (No SC013532).

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Financial contribution to relocation
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme